Lutheranism

The prevailing theme within the videos and audio clip this week was creativity, autonomy and the rules that we either self impose or have imposed on us. While the I fully believe in the philosophy, I believe there is a fine line between lack of rules and regulation and chaos. From my limited exposure my consulting client, Evangelical Lutheran Church of Milwaukee (ELCA), is suffering from some of the chaos of not enough oversight and systematic guidelines. Edward Schein, an organizational…

During the Lutheran service the symbols I visualized and rituals I experienced were new and interesting, but also some were recognizable. I noticed that frequently throughout the service the Pastor referred to the people as “sinners.” The Pastor stated during the “confessions and forgiveness” portion of the service, “As an ordained minister of the Church of Christ, and by his authority, I therefore declare to you the entire forgiveness of all your sins, in the name of the Father, and of the Son,…

In my opinion the key contributions of Lutheranism are the principals that spurred the reformation, allowance of religious skepticism, and the inclusion of all people in the church, and opening the doors for other protestant churches to evolve. I believe these are true contributions of Lutheranism because they are still in existence today and have been the most influential in my life through my experience both in attending Lutheran services but also my Baptist church back home. When Luther…

Catholic Church wouldn’t allow it so King Henry broke away from the church and started the Church of England. The Church of England was different from Lutheranism because it was started because King Henry wanted a divorce, although other protestant branches were furious of the Pope’s actions. The Church of England is also different from Lutheranism because when Queen Mary ruled the church she turned it back to Roman Catholic, but then Queen Elizabeth…

personal and pastoral orientation” (Olin, 291). Lutheranism, the first of the Protestant movements, used The Justification by Faith as its basis which declared that one will achieve salvation by living through faith and faith alone. People who believed in Zwinglism agreed that faith should be valued in a person’s life because God obtains immense power and religious purity and simplicity should be the foundation for all Catholic churches. Calvinism like Lutheranism acknowledged that faith…

Michael Marissen, a music historian and writer, states in his book, Lutheranism, Anti-Judaism, and Bach’s St. John Passion, that during his time in Leipzig, “It was Bach’s job as Cantor at the St. Thomas School of Leipzig to be a musical preacher for the city’s main churches” (Marissen, 7). To deliver his spiritual messages in the clearest form, it was furthermore Bach’s duty to structure his music in such a way that allowed its message to also make a subconscious impact as well. However, it has…

Lutheranism is a denomination within the Christian religion. The person who led the Lutherans in their separation from the Catholic Church was Martin Luther. He began this separation from the Catholic Church in the 16th century. Luther was a German priest, theologian, and university professor in Wittenberg. He worked to improve the practices of the Roman Catholic Church. At first he did not want to separate from the Roman Catholic Church, he just wanted that some Roman Catholic practices were…

1.The opinion of religious of the mass majority of the common people in the 15th century was the center of how the religious conflict between the church and the state started. a.The Holy Roman Empire was built entirely around one religion, which was the only religion the people recognized before the 15th century and that was Catholicism. The Empire was built for the purpose was that the only religion acceptable to follow was catholicism The relationship between the Church, state, and common…

state that there are 66 million Lutherans worldwide, 8.4 million of which live in the United States (“Lutheranism”). Another change is its adaptation to culture. For example, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America teaches that the Bible can contain errors, women can serve as clergy, homosexuality is acceptable, and abortion is tolerable (“Lutheranism”). It is for these two reasons Lutheranism is important to study. Despite its fairly low numbers, it is still a common denomination to…

I honestly do not known if I would have stayed Catholic if I had lived in the late sixteenth century. I would have likely been baptized Catholic and more than likely have been poor. I would have bought indulgences to save myself and my loved ones. I would have never read the Bible and would not known what was happening during the mass. I think that I might have fallen for a different religion that said that I do not have to buy indulgences and that I could actually understand what was going on…